Special thank you to RNLI crew who rescued injured man

The Dutch-registered containier ship Encounter. One of its crew member had to be rescued by Falmouth RNLI in December 2018 after sustaining an injury in rough sea conditions. The shipping firm has made a donation to the charity as a way to say thank you (Image: BalticShipping.com)

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The all-weather lifeboat launched just after 9pm that day and was on scene just before 9.30pm in good visibility with a force 7 to 8 westerly wind and moderate sea. The pilot positioned the ship to provide a lee for the lifeboat to come alongside.

Three lifeboat crew members were then transferred on board the container ship to assess the casualty who had already been placed in a stretcher by the crew.

The all-weather lifeboat took the casualty back to the lifeboat station where he was then taken by ambulance to hospital.

The Dutch-registered containier ship Encounter. One of its crew member had to be rescued by Falmouth RNLI in December 2018 after sustaining an injury in rough sea conditions. The shipping firm has made a donation to the charity as a way to say thank you (Image: BalticShipping.com)

A spokesman for Confeeder Shipping said: "Due to Falmouth RNLI's efficient action the total delay occurred was less than eight hours and due to this the ship arrived at Liverpool within her window. So there was no delay in her tight schedule.

"The second officer is doing fine and will be travelling home for final recovery. In view of this good result it was decided to make a donation to the RNLI and we would like to thank all persons involved for their efforts and the service provided."